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DREA ALPHONSO: 10 years ago, Google Apps
arrived to education with the goal of helping teachers
and students learn and share together in new ways.
And last year, we launched G Suite for Education
to better reflect that same goal and to reinforce our commitment
to making our tools even more collaborative and intuitive.
It's the same set of apps teachers
and students know and love, but designed with smarter,
intelligent features to make work a whole lot easier.
And thanks to your feedback on our last back-to-school
episode, I'm here today to talk education,
and to highlight new features with Google Classroom,
and to give updates on our new Chromebooks for Education.
When you think of Google Classroom,
think of it as mission control for a class.
Teachers can easily and paperlessly
create classes, distribute assignments,
and send feedback to their students
with just a few clicks.
Recently, we launched two new features
to help teachers differentiate their instruction
for their students.
Teachers can now assign work to individual students
based on their unique needs.
As they're creating an assignment, post, or question,
teachers can choose whether to share it with the entire class
or just with a subset of their students.
More importantly, these new features
that teachers work with students who learn and grasp concepts
at different paces.
In addition to these new sharing capabilities
for individualized student learning,
we also wanted to help teachers deal
with information overload, which can definitely be a tough thing
to balance.
So in classroom, we have two new notification features
to help teachers manage student work even easier.
Teachers can now be alerted when students submit their work
after the due date and when students resubmit their work.
Teachers can also continue to use classroom notifications,
like updates on their scheduled posts and comments
on student work, to help keep them organized
throughout the school year.
Along with updates specifically for teachers,
we've also made classroom data available in the Admin console
reports.
This allows administrators to see how many classrooms
and posts have been created.
And to stay on top of updates like these for teachers,
admins, and even developers, check out our
What's New in Google Classroom support article.
Now, let's talk Chromebooks for Education.
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Earlier this year, at BETT, the world's largest
ed-tech conference, we launched a new generation
of Chromebooks specifically designed
for the needs of schools.
Teachers wanted devices that supported a variety of learning
environments, so that means Chromebooks
that come in different shapes, sizes, and form factors.
These new Chromebooks also tap into millions of Android apps,
including the Adobe Creative Cloud.
So let's take a look at the Acer Chromebook Spin 11.
I want to call out three things.
Number one, the stylus.
For the first time, Chromebooks are now
compatible with pens for student note-taking and drawing.
Not only do the pens look like a number two pencil--
even equipped with a virtual eraser--
but we've also used Google's machine learning
to predict writing, so there's no lag time for students.
And the pens are very low price.
So teachers can keep them in a bin in case students lose one.
There's also a world-facing camera
so students can capture images and photos from any direction
for their classroom projects.
This camera is uniquely on the keyboard side
so when a Chromebook is flipped, the camera
faces outwards and students can hold it like a tablet.
And to help with faster charging times and fiddling
with all those different chargers,
all Chromebooks will now have the super fast USB-C
charging so teachers can easily power
up those Chromebook carts.
Whether it's introducing G Suite for Education
or designing tools and devices specifically for the classroom,
it's all done in commitment to our teachers and students.
And as we continue to build on our tools,
your input is critical, so please continue
to send us that feedback.
And lastly, make sure you pop over to the education blog
and keyword.
It's a great way to stay connected
to product announcements and program updates.
And of course, we'd love to hear what you thought about today's
education episode as well as topics you want us to dive
into in the future.
And make sure you tune in next week, same time, same place.
LILIANA YU: In a previous episode,
we talked about how to use the Explore button in Google
Docs and Slides that make formatting, researching,
and designing a snap.
Well, the same is true for Google Sheets.